SKU: KJ.6270

Originally written for the Northwest Girlchoir, this is especially poignant with children's voices. The SATB derivative of this on Track 6 and page 17. We gather round Thee, Jesus dear, So happy in Thy presence here.

SKU: GI.G-8416

UPC: 785147841609. English. Text Source: Christopher Smart, 1722-1771, alt. Text by Christopher Smart.

Taken from Christopher Smart’s intriguing poem “The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” this four-part a cappella anthem for Christmas Eve and Christmastide sits comfortably in the tessitura for each voice part throughout plus a section where the tenors are at the top of their range. The piece also offers an alternative SSAA arrangement of this latter section. Optional SSAA voices.

SKU: GI.G-008208

UPC: 641151082080. English.

Here is a wonderful piece based on Psalm 89 for your young adults and teens. Ed writes in a style that appeals to the contemporary side of liturgical music, but more traditional ensembles are finding his compositions refreshing and a pleasure to learn and perform as well. Uses: Advent, Advent 4 B, Christmas at the Vigil Mass, Easter, Easter 3 C, OT 13 A, Anointing of the Sick, Covenant, Praise, Love of God for Us, Adoration, Song, RCIA, Ordination, Mission.

SKU: GI.G-10684

English, Latin. Text Source: English trad., 15th c., alt. OEJ.

SKU: GI.G-8864

UPC: 785147886433. English.

New from Rory Cooney comes a glorious collection of music for the Advent and Christmas seasons. Many of the selections in this collection use tunes gathered from the traditions of various European cultures. Rory arranges these beautiful melodies and adds his own evocative texts, creating nostalgic yet new expres- sions of the Christmas story. The jewel in this Christmas crown is surely Rory’s SAB arrangement of “In the Bleak Midwinter.” It begins gently, quoting the first stanza of the Christina R ossetti text, then branches out into Rory’s own moving exploration of Christ’s incarnation. The “Christmas Gloria”— based on the familiar French carol “Angels We Have Heard on High”—employs the text from the 2010 R evised Order of Mass. In this arrangement the third stanza of the prayer soars above the final refrain as an exhilarating soprano descant. Much of the newer music in this collection can be done a cappella. To enhance the texture, include the piano accompaniment, strings, and flute. Perfect for any choir large or small, the songs in Like No God We Had Imagined will add sparkle to your holiday liturgies. Contents: Friends in Christ, Rejoice, My Soul Gives Glory, The Advent Herald, Sing We Maranatha, In the Bleak Midwinter, Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, Still, Still, Still, In the Stillness of the Night, Christmas Gloria, Psalm 96: Christmas Midnight, Song at the Manger, Carol of the Stranger, Lullaby, Little One, Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow, I Saw Three Ships, Light in the Darkness.